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Even later, during the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia,[a] the enemies of Judah, led by Bishlam, Mithredath, and Tabeel, sent a letter to Artaxerxes in the Aramaic language, and it was translated for the king.

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Footnotes

  1. 4:7 Artaxerxes reigned 465–424 B.c.

26 Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, Shebna, and Joah said to the Assyrian chief of staff, “Please speak to us in Aramaic, for we understand it well. Don’t speak in Hebrew,[a] for the people on the wall will hear.”

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Footnotes

  1. 18:26 Hebrew in the dialect of Judah; also in 18:28.

Then the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic,[a] “Long live the king! Tell us the dream, and we will tell you what it means.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2:4 The original text from this point through chapter 7 is in Aramaic.

11 Then Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah said to the Assyrian chief of staff, “Please speak to us in Aramaic, for we understand it well. Don’t speak in Hebrew,[a] for the people on the wall will hear.”

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Footnotes

  1. 36:11 Hebrew in the dialect of Judah; also in 36:13.

17 Then King Artaxerxes sent this reply:

“To Rehum the governor, Shimshai the court secretary, and their colleagues living in Samaria and throughout the province west of the Euphrates River. Greetings.

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They greeted the king for all their colleagues—the judges and local leaders, the people of Tarpel, the Persians, the Babylonians, and the people of Erech and Susa (that is, Elam).

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Tattenai’s Letter to King Darius

This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai the governor, Shethar-bozenai, and the other officials of the province west of the Euphrates River sent to King Darius:

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